Comments on: Asus netbooks for $130 http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/asus-netbooks-for-130/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:56:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: silverback http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/asus-netbooks-for-130/comment-page-1/#comment-1107871 silverback Mon, 20 Jul 2009 21:30:42 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/07/11/asus-netbooks-for-130/#comment-1107871 7/20/09 and they are out... The closest thing in price to this on the Geeks site is $279. Bait and switch anyone? Might as well get a laptop for $300+ Anybody else got a deal? 7/20/09 and they are out… The closest thing in price to this on the Geeks site is $279.

Bait and switch anyone?

Might as well get a laptop for $300+
Anybody else got a deal?

]]> By: buzzreader http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/asus-netbooks-for-130/comment-page-1/#comment-1101615 buzzreader Mon, 13 Jul 2009 10:29:54 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/07/11/asus-netbooks-for-130/#comment-1101615 The 900 and 701 have a hardware bug that causes battery drain http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eeepc#Battery_Drain I have a 701 and the problem is not too bad. You can just remove the battery when not using the unit for awhile. If you get one of these, dump the buggy and poorly supported version of Linux supplied and install Eeebuntu, it is really good -- or install Jolicloud if you can get an invite. The 900 and 701 have a hardware bug that causes battery drain

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eeepc#Battery_Drain

I have a 701 and the problem is not too bad. You can just remove the battery when not using the unit for awhile.

If you get one of these, dump the buggy and poorly supported version of Linux supplied and install Eeebuntu, it is really good — or install Jolicloud if you can get an invite.

]]> By: LuYu http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/asus-netbooks-for-130/comment-page-1/#comment-1101506 LuYu Mon, 13 Jul 2009 06:08:29 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/07/11/asus-netbooks-for-130/#comment-1101506 Finally, a price for the Eee900 that I can endorse. This is a nice price. I have been seeing lately the last few Eee901s in stores have dropped down to about US$240. A few stores have them for that price. These would make excellent "disposable" travel computers. By this, I mean computers that one could travel with, but not be too distraught if the unit was stolen (please do not get the impression that I would ever advocate throwing away a computer -- even if broken ;-). Finally, a price for the Eee900 that I can endorse. This is a nice price. I have been seeing lately the last few Eee901s in stores have dropped down to about US$240. A few stores have them for that price.

These would make excellent “disposable” travel computers. By this, I mean computers that one could travel with, but not be too distraught if the unit was stolen (please do not get the impression that I would ever advocate throwing away a computer — even if broken ;-) .

]]> By: bne http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/asus-netbooks-for-130/comment-page-1/#comment-1101080 bne Sun, 12 Jul 2009 13:30:49 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/07/11/asus-netbooks-for-130/#comment-1101080 ASUS. I have been burned twice by your motherboards ( both useless after build ) now i gotta unchip the board and start over. gigabyte FTW. ASUS. I have been burned twice by your motherboards ( both useless after build ) now i gotta unchip the board and start over. gigabyte FTW.

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